New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-17

q blG OF doc or you KNOW. lhcu tho u'D'
started to help by giving loud shrek, ana the
young woman opened her eyes and sighed like,
and he KEEP on giving her water anu spirit as she
could take it, till she could feel herself more COM
Portable. lie didn't start talking to her ihen,
knowing she wanted all her strength 10 conn
round but he put the baby back In her arms
and the mother in her prompted her ike TO ta1e
! O good long pull at the drink in the ply-so "S
the kid might get some in WHILE You Know
After bit she started to cry in low sort o.
way, and then Standard. he set py her' on" M
cheered her up and tod her not to take on. lie
told her she was found and that all the worst
Of being lost was done with and not to cry ane
so on. AL the time, poor fellow, though TIC
didn't hurry her. he knew he was losing 1ine
dreadfully and would hardly make the creek 10
camp by before nightfall thinking OF that he
suddenly remembered the woman had got to 60
too or be left to die where she was. standard
was wondering what the deuce he should do wlth
her, when she started and told him how she come
there. 1t seemed she was the wife of the store
keeper, BanneIman, that the boss at "Paduys
Shanty" had spoken of ; and she says when Ihey
had got part way Though the scrub two days De-
fore, mind you) they STOPPED to change her on 10
the other horse and allow 'cm TO stand aoouO a
bit to stretch their les, the two men Inc iools
never litched the horses to anything All On
sudden a snake slid acIOss the track nsht unaeI
the woman's feet. She scre,m med out, ana .haC
startled the horses or they went-bolted Clean
into the scrub carrying every Dlessed uhnne oneS
got with them-water, matches the Oily anu
everything Her husband and his chuln tore
after Them telling her to be sure and stop where
she was. She sat there all alone and there shed
set FiNt waiting patient, and then Ntoie
frightened and nervous as the time went on
Then, when it got dark and Into the nlght' ana
they didn't come scared out Of her life and
shouting. shouting to em to guide 'em to come
back; and she tells how she stood there not
daring to move, but trying to see over the trees
and shouting till she couldn't speak, and they
never come. BY and by she got thirsty and falnt,
and the child was c'ying for dunk and she'd
nothing for it, Then she walked hoping to
get some water; and then, she said, the trees
seemed all to wave about and close In on her, ana
she sank down exhausted and must lave been IN
a sort Of sleep and swoon, mixed, I'LL STANDARD
found her.
She says to Standard, They must be killed.
and cries awfully.
Poor fellows said Standard. He knew thai
being KILLED" would be pleasant to dying OF
thirst, tley most likely would do once thcy
got lost there. But he tried to comfort her; ana
to please her he shouts again. Though, as ne
said, after two days. and she and the baby shout
ing all they could most Of the time and they not
come back, it wernt likely they were within
hail now He made her undersi ard this al Iast'
Says he, "Very likely they've got to camp; 10
comfort her, you understand. Then he started
TO say how was they and the baby to get out OF
this? She didn't want to move from where she
was, poor woman, in case her husband should
come back but Standard says to her: You
can't do your husband 10 good by stopping here
and il you get to GundalOo, you could tell EN-
to send out search party; and besides ma'am'
your little can't manage another night In
the bush.'
mo, SIR she says. She was a gentle. docfle
thing and see he right; and then she says
to him, helpless and grateful like, LIQUID we
ride behind you, sir?'
Poor Standard He felt stumped He didn't
know what to say. He looked at the tall young
woman and the baby. and then at himself and
the horse already weighted with his camping
kit and the mails. 1t wasn't possible, and he
knew it. There was ten miles CT so TO be done
that night before they got TO the creek. 1t
was late now, nearly seven. 1t would BIO dark
as pitch in the scrub before they got there, even
il LADY could carry all that load so far as
that but to carrying them all TO Gundaroo,
eighty miles further on-he knew she couldn't
do it. Besides, nothing was allowed to delay
the mails. He would be late as it was. for the
stop he'd made. 1t must be couple OF days
at best before he'd get there, carrying all That
extra weight.
So Standard stood for a moment two and
thought it all over, while he watched the Girl
flor she was no more straighten herself and the
child, and struggle to stand. Seeing her stagger
bit called him to himself. and he thinks as he
gave her his hand to steady her, Damn her
ma1esty's mail regulations Ill take her SONIC
how J"
So he gets his blanket out OF his kit ana
straps it behind his saddle and then he took
and laid the baby on the tree roet, while he
swung the woman on TO the blanket, behind
the saddle Then he handed her up the child
and got carefully into the saddle himself, leav-
ing them all the room he could, she used to
say LACY" looked round, bit doubtful OF
the extra weight and the dangling petticoats on
one side, but stated right enough when Stand
ard told her it had got to be done.
There wasn't much said on the ride 1t was
rough stepping and Lady ID to pick her way,
and Standard had to help her and steady the
door lass behind with the baby In her right
arm and her left hand on his belt and she was
looking on both sides to see If she could see the
two men Except to beg Standard TO stop n
minute and shout. once or twice, in case her
husband and lis chum was near, she never spoke
| Standard knew it must be hopeless, and the
further they got the more hopeless IL must
get; but he was lender hearted rel
low and he couldn't stand hearing
| behind him. and not do something to please her;
But ali the way, the bah, lay there as peaceful and
as are inc crs ss Il Was nearly dark
and the woman was swaying IN the saddle though
she sat straight enough at first. Noticing TINS,
stsnda1d says suddenly A''Su'' havoS0' ever
She gives sort of start, and sits up, and says,
Oh, YES I've rode great deal when was O girl;
can't sit up" She thought he was wondering at
wasn't what Standard was thinking. ne knew
st-airht out Of the saddle. from fatigue and want
Of food and water. Nc he was thinking Of plan an
set. tina woman down. and fhObbles Lady," and
gives her mouth sponge ont. and bit of a rub.
| TO last till no could her when che was cool.
Then lie cot somo dry sticks and dry grass mo fear
of the wood being wet in hot season heIeabouts
together for a dre and IS soon asst burns up puts
tho billy over it. Then he hunted in his Kit for a
use for butter lie thought it would be just the
thing for the woman. seeing she'd 70 nurse the
child. She had whole pannikin full Of warm
milk did her power of good and when he'd got
her eat pit of :oppsd bread and had Ing! nj. own T
better for washing her face and hands and that,
the creek was safe to do it IN He went off 30 see
to Lady ~; and before he went ho put his comb,